One story, three reading levels. Every student reads the same story at a level that fits, answers the same questions in a format that fits, and talks about it together.

The Whole Story: When twenty dollars goes missing from the class trip jar, Theo is sure he knows who took it — Sam, who's been quiet all week, showed up in new sneakers, and keeps his backpack zipped tight. Theo pulls away from his friend and almost accuses him out loud. Then the money turns up behind the teacher's desk, and Theo learns that every clue he trusted had an innocent explanation.

• Social-Emotional Learning focus: empathy, fairness, perspective-taking
• Comprehension skills: literal recall, sequencing, inference, theme, personal connection

What's inside:

• The same story at 3 reading levels (about first through fifth grade)
• 5 comprehension questions per story, building from literal recall up to inference, theme, and a personal connection
• 3 response formats for those questions: Multiple Choice, Sentence Starters, and Open Response
• A Summarize page (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then) for whole-group, small-group, or partner discussion
• A one-page Educator's Guide with the answer key, discussion prompts, and the story's social-emotional learning focus

Why teachers love it:

• Differentiate twice: choose each student's reading level and their response format, so reading support and writing support are set separately. Every student works on the same story and the same questions at the same time.
• Works for whole-class, small-group, one-on-one, and homeschool/multi-age settings
• High interest, low readability, real comprehension, plus a built-in Social-Emotional Learning theme
• Print-and-go, no prep

Recommended for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11).